title: Comparison of magnetic resonance imaging and lumbar discography in the diagnosis of disc degeneration.
abstract: A prospective comparison of 97 discs in 50 patients studied by both magnetic resonance imaging and discography showed a high correlation in the identification of the degenerative disc between these two modalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Radiology, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Linson
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Crowe
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*